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Okemah board confirms five temporary hires, accepts one resignation
Summary
Following an executive session, the Okemah Board of Education approved five one-year temporary teaching/paraprofessional hires and accepted the resignation of Micah Taylor; all votes were unanimous. The superintendent evaluation was listed but not acted on in open session.
After meeting in executive session under Oklahoma Statutes O.S. 25, Sec. 307 (B)(1), the Okemah Board of Education returned to open session and approved several personnel actions.
The board voted to hire Cody Bennett as a certified upper elementary teacher, Laura Mason as an upper elementary/middle school special education teacher, Darin Duncan as a certified high school teacher, Penelope Martin as an elementary special education paraprofessional, and Kimberly Babb as an elementary special education paraprofessional — each on a one-year temporary contract for the 2026–2027 school year. The meeting record shows each motion passed on separate recorded votes, each 5-0.
The board also approved the resignation of Micah Taylor; that motion passed unanimously. The agenda listed a superintendent evaluation under executive session but the open-session minutes do not reflect any formal action related to the evaluation.
All hire motions were recorded as moved by J.C. Haddox with seconds noted (motion details in meeting record). No salary or contract details for each hire were included in the transcript excerpt.
